Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office

Office of the Central Leading Group on Hong Kong and Macau AffairsSimplified Chinese中央港澳工作领导小组办公室Traditional Chinese中央港澳工作領導小組辦公室Commonly abbreviated asSimplified Chinese中央港澳办Traditional Chinese中央港澳辦Literal meaningHong Kong & Macau Office

The Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office (HKMAO) is a ministerial-level office within the State Council of China. It is responsible for promoting cooperation and coordination of political, economic, and cultural ties between mainland China and the Chinese Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau. It was established in 1978. It is located in Xicheng, Beijing.

Under the "one institution with two names" arrangement, it is also the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee's Hong Kong and Macao Work Office under the Central Leading Group for Hong Kong and Macau Affairs. It was formed in 2023 on the basis of then State Council's Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office.